Minnesota Now: April 10, 2025
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Minnesota has made it’s first wage theft criminal conviction. It was after a man underpaid his employees at least 37,000 dollars for their work. We talked to Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty about the office’s effort to protect workers.
Two mothers whose sons were killed by police in Brooklyn Center have been fighting for police reforms. But four years later, the city is reversing course on some of their initial promises.
A Minnesota couple joined the show to talk about their work to make the vanilla bean trade more sustainable.
In our “Thank You, Stranger” series, a group of professional women athletes rally around an 8-year-old girl.
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A hub for the Black community in Minneapolis, the Phyllis Wheatley Community Center, is celebrating 100 years.
Our Minnesota Music Minute was “Sculpture Garden” by Semisonic.
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